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> Why just the other day all of the air in my office stratified and I
> had to get down on the floor just to breathe enough oxygen to keep
> myself alive.

Ken, you need to pull your head out of your computer screen from time
to time and walk around your office. That will keep the air
sufficiently agitated so as to prevent stratification. I've been
doing this for years, and no problems to report so far.

I did have one close call, though - my office was vacant for 9 weeks
while the campus was closed for the 1996 Summer Olympics. By the time
I returned for the beginning of the fall term, the air had COMPLETELY
stratified, and the nitrogen layer at the top had apparently became
very unstable.

When I opened my office door, all the nitrogen tumbled out with
sufficient force to knock me down (kind of like what happens to
cartoon characters when they open closets on TV).  If it had not been
for a very thick layer of pure O2 on the floor, I probably would have
suffocated.

So let this be a lesson to all of you. Agitate your surroundings
often - your life may depend on it.

-JimG
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